Apartment sizes are shrinking nationally, a reversal in the rental market that saw units get bigger early in the work-from-home era.
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Apartment sizes are shrinking across the U.S.
More than 50% of apartments completed last year were small units: the spaces are shrinking nationally, a reversal in the rental market that saw units get bigger during the early part of the work-from-home era. New apartments in 2022 measured 887 square feet on average, a 30-square-foot drop from a year earlier, research shows.
The Shrinking national Average
Some are bucking the national trend
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